A recent New Jersey Appellate Court ruling decided that simply implementing a sexual harassment policy is not enough to defend an employer against a hostile work environment claim. Anita Jones was hired as a temporary worker at a Dr. Pepper Snapple Group manufacturing...
In the case of Mantle v. Mantle, Ocean County Family Judge Lawrence Jones voided the law governing divorcing parents' new relationships. In 2014, both mother and father of a child agreed to an indefinite restriction on the child's contact with future significant...
New Jersey child support laws may be headed in new and different direction, since the State Senate recently approved S1046 that would allow for automatic termination of child support at age 19.This bill S1046 passed by an overwhelming vote of 31-2. Under the proposed...
Just as every marriage is unique in its circumstances and characteristics, so is every divorce. While most parents who want to end their end their union are able to agree on conventional custody arrangements, some families must think outside the box - and get a judge...
A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision found that an employee could be criminally prosecuted for taking documents from the employer's possession, even if those documents are evidence of the employer's unlawful behavior and even if the employee takes those...
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing marriage as a fundamental right and did more than just legalize same-sex marriages across the country-it also prevents employment-related regulations from denying benefits to same-sex couples by having narrow...
In our blog last month about parental alienation, we mentioned the Best Interests of the Child Test in divorce situations. This article discusses that test, when judges have to make decisions about children because the parents can't agree. Divorces involving children...
Together with the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, New Jersey also had an LGBT victory on June 25, 2015, when a jury delivered a unanimous verdict ordering a group offering "conversion therapy" to compensate four former"...
In a 5-4 majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court provided a long-awaited victory for those fighting for the freedom to marry those they love-regardless of gender. The opinion held that same-sex couples have a...
The use of cell phones while driving for calls or text messaging has resulted in increased, and justified, scrutiny in recent years. According to statistics by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, there were 3,633 crashes related to cellphone use in 2013...
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